# ALAN HACKBARTH — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/ALAN_HACKBARTH) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 85abe9ff8837c2c5a134368dcc4cfc85eb723524b21ddeb3d2e953887d2f0c8f ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-11T07:45:51.576183+00:00 ### courses 8951 ### current instructors 5754 ### limited false ### terms * 1272 * 1264 * 1262 * 1254 * 1252 * 1244 * 1242 * 1234 * 1232 * 1224 * 1222 * 1212 * 1204 * 1202 * 1194 * 1192 * 1184 * 1182 * 1174 * 1172 * 1164 * 1162 * 1154 * 1152 * 1144 * 1142 * 1134 * 1132 * 1124 * 1122 * 1114 * 1112 * 1104 * 1102 * 1094 * 1092 * 1084 * 1082 * 1074 * 1072 ### term 1272 ### departments | subject | count | | --------- | ----- | | AAE | 90 | | ABT | 20 | | ACCTIS | 36 | | ACTSCI | 14 | | AFAERO | 10 | | AFRICAN | 87 | | AFROAMER | 71 | | AGROECOL | 21 | | AMERIND | 53 | | ANAT\&PHY | 7 | | ANATOMY | 2 | | ANESTHES | 8 | | ANSCI | 57 | | ANTHRO | 95 | | ART | 125 | | ARTED | 10 | | ARTHIST | 121 | | ASIALANG | 129 | | ASIAN | 109 | | ASIANAM | 28 | | ASTRON | 38 | | ATMOCN | 69 | | BIOCHEM | 51 | | BIOCORE | 10 | | BIOLOGY | 14 | | BIOMDSCI | 18 | | BME | 66 | | BMI | 41 | | BMOLCHEM | 10 | | BOTANY | 69 | | BSE | 44 | | C\&ESOC | 73 | | CBE | 48 | | CHEM | 101 | | CHICLA | 52 | | CIVENGR | 133 | | CLASSICS | 47 | | CNP | 10 | | CNSRSCI | 50 | | COMARTS | 137 | | COMPBIO | 15 | | COMPLIT | 11 | | COMPSCI | 138 | | COUNPSY | 78 | | CRB | 19 | | CS\&D | 71 | | CSCS | 40 | | CURRIC | 193 | | DANCE | 93 | | DERM | 8 | | DS | 88 | | DYSCI | 35 | | ECE | 155 | | ECON | 145 | | EDPOL | 114 | | EDPSYCH | 97 | | ELPA | 70 | | EMA | 53 | | EMERMED | 17 | | ENGL | 206 | | ENTOM | 40 | | ENVIRST | 148 | | EP | 15 | | EPD | 67 | | ESL | 16 | | F\&WECOL | 60 | | FAMMED | 22 | | FINANCE | 50 | | FOLKLORE | 40 | | FOODSCI | 43 | | FRENCH | 63 | | GEN\&WS | 145 | | GENBUS | 72 | | GENECSLR | 17 | | GENETICS | 60 | | GEOG | 113 | | GEOSCI | 83 | | GERMAN | 82 | | GLE | 48 | | GNS | 38 | | GREEK | 27 | | HDFS | 41 | | HEBR-BIB | 13 | | HEBR-MOD | 10 | | HISTORY | 233 | | HISTSCI | 56 | | HONCOL | 13 | | ILS | 43 | | INFOSYS | 9 | | INTEGART | 7 | | INTEGSCI | 22 | | INTER-AG | 18 | | INTER-HE | 11 | | INTER-LS | 22 | | INTEREGR | 16 | | INTLBUS | 21 | | INTLST | 50 | | ISYE | 83 | | ITALIAN | 53 | | JEWISH | 56 | | JOURN | 88 | | KINES | 128 | | LACIS | 26 | | LANDARC | 61 | | LATIN | 24 | | LAW | 120 | | LEGALST | 48 | | LINGUIS | 35 | | LIS | 89 | | LITTRANS | 78 | | LSC | 52 | | M\&ENVTOX | 7 | | MARKETNG | 62 | | MATH | 153 | | MDGENET | 8 | | ME | 130 | | MEDHIST | 43 | | MEDICINE | 60 | | MEDIEVAL | 32 | | MEDPHYS | 39 | | MEDSC-M | 29 | | MEDSC-V | 41 | | MHR | 68 | | MICROBIO | 45 | | MILSCI | 16 | | MM\&I | 22 | | MOLBIOL | 6 | | MS\&E | 59 | | MUSIC | 165 | | MUSPERF | 126 | | NAVSCI | 20 | | NE | 44 | | NEURODPT | 11 | | NEUROL | 7 | | NEURSURG | 4 | | NTP | 11 | | NURSING | 111 | | NUTRSCI | 65 | | OBS\&GYN | 18 | | OCCTHER | 39 | | ONCOLOGY | 14 | | OPHTHALM | 5 | | OTM | 43 | | PATH | 34 | | PATH-BIO | 29 | | PEDIAT | 26 | | PHARMACY | 31 | | PHILOS | 77 | | PHMCOL-M | 11 | | PHMPRAC | 45 | | PHMSCI | 60 | | PHYASST | 37 | | PHYSICS | 88 | | PHYSIOL | 3 | | PHYTHER | 37 | | PLANTSCI | 52 | | PLPATH | 35 | | POLISCI | 192 | | POPHLTH | 58 | | PORTUG | 33 | | PSYCH | 101 | | PSYCHIAT | 22 | | PUBAFFR | 54 | | PUBLHLTH | 23 | | RADIOL | 11 | | REALEST | 41 | | RELIGST | 90 | | RHABMED | 9 | | RMI | 24 | | RP\&SE | 102 | | S\&APHM | 17 | | SCANDST | 73 | | SLAVIC | 89 | | SOC | 149 | | SOCWORK | 87 | | SOILSCI | 46 | | SPANISH | 83 | | SRMED | 21 | | STAT | 94 | | STDYABRD | 52 | | STS | 8 | | SURGERY | 25 | | SURGSCI | 33 | | THEATRE | 91 | | URBRPL | 60 | | UROLOGY | 5 | | ZOOLOGY | 89 | ## instructor ### instructor uid instructor\_cb0311b5e49237cbcd3d4a08 ### source legacy ### identity basis name\_only ### identity status unresolved ### name ALAN HACKBARTH ### first observed at 2025-04-16 05:20:33.104844+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-01-22 01:00:26.555427+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 6 #### quality 3.83 #### difficulty 3.33 #### quality count 6 #### difficulty count 6 #### profile id rmp:1676769 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:57:21.062415+00:00 #### courses #### bayesian quality 3.698989064266612 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/ALAN\_HACKBARTH ## history None recorded. ## timeline None recorded. ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:57:21.062415+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMyODQ1OTkz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1676769", "instructor_name": "Alan Hackbarth", "course_label": "PSY201", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2020-01-17 17:36:13 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Took online psych class with Hackbarth. Ignored emails when I asked for help with wrong answers on assignments. The assignments have many ambiguous questions, especially photo matching ones. They almost always have multiple explanations. If you don't choose his preferred interpretation, you're wrong - doesn't matter much how well you know material", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1676769", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:57:21.062415+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMxNDUxMDEy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1676769", "instructor_name": "Alan Hackbarth", "course_label": "PSY202", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2019-03-19 05:17:29 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Maybe it's because I'm not into psychology that much, but his classes were extremely hard and he gives lots of homework/tests.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1676769", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:57:21.062415+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMwMTkzOTc4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1676769", "instructor_name": "Alan Hackbarth", "course_label": "EDU230", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2018-05-26 12:58:49 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Alan was a great professor. He answered many questions through email very quickly and tried to be as helpful as he could. I also had quite a few late assignments, because of my work schedule, which he accepted for full credit. Overall, a lot of work, but he makes it simple and easy to understand what is expected.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1676769", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:57:21.062415+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI4MzgzNDMw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1676769", "instructor_name": "Alan Hackbarth", "course_label": "EDU230", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2017-05-25 18:21:36 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I took the online course for Educational Psychology. I really enjoyed the course and learned a lot. The professor was good, but he was a pretty tough grader(need to know what he wants). The resources he gives you are very helpful. I also emailed him quite a bit, and he responded in an orderly fashion.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1676769", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:57:21.062415+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI1MTYzMTQ0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1676769", "instructor_name": "Alan Hackbarth", "course_label": "PSY201", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2015-08-31 19:36:21 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Dr. Hackbarth is a great teacher. The thing I enjoyed most about this class was that this teacher was always extremely professional. He was always a fair grader and really worked hard to ensure that students could understand the material. I would recommend this class and teacher to anyone. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1676769", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:57:21.062415+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE5Nzc3OTc5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1676769", "instructor_name": "Alan Hackbarth", "course_label": "EDPSY301", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2012-01-27 15:18:47 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Such an easy class. It's all online except 3 times through the semester. If you need a GPA booster take this class. Great guy too. He talks about this "final project" as being haunting, it isn't at all. Also gives extra credit.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1676769", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 1 } ] ``` ### total 6 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image false